Food Safety Handouts
Here you’ll find a collection of food safety handouts. Each food safety handout covers a different topic related to safely handling and preparing food.
Easter Eggs – Enjoy Them Safely – Eggs have been used to celebrate spring festivals for centuries. Immigrant settlers brought symbolic Easter rabbits and colored eggs to America. Since then, Easter egg hunts have been beloved by children. You can make sure your Easter egg hunts are fun and safe for all by following these simple guidelines:
Electron Beam – 21st Century Food Technology – Food irradiation is the treatment of food by a certain type of low energy radiation. The process destroys insects, molds, fungi, and pathogens that cause foodborne diseases or food spoilage. Food irradiation involves exposing the food to a carefully controlled amount of ionizing radiation for an effective period of time. Irradiation makes food safer and spoilage resistant without compromising taste, texture, aroma, or nutritional values.
Enjoy Poultry Meat Safely – Poultry and processed poultry meat products are popular foods for many Americans. Poultry is often seen as a food that is high in protein, nutritious, economical and versatile in preparation.
Explore the Genetic Frontier: Ten Steps To Safely Regulate Biotechnology – Biotechnology is a tool for modifying the DNA of organisms to produce safe and high-quality foods, medicines and other products. Biotechnology also may help farmers produce larger quantities of food for the world’s growing population. Consumers need to know how these products are tested to safeguard the health of humans, animals and the environment.
Food Safety For Holiday Entertaining – Delicious food is often a special part of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holiday events. Entertaining family and friends is fun, but it’s important to keep food safety in mind.
Food Safety For Holiday Entertaining (Spanish Version) – Las comidas deliciosas usualmente son una parte especial del Día de Acción de Gracias, la Navidad y otros eventos durante los días festivos. El atender a la familia y amigos es divertido, pero es importante tener en mente la seguridad de los alimentos.
Food Safety For Tailgate Parties and Picnics – With fall weather and football season, “tailgating” and picnicking become popular activities. Tailgate parties and picnics can be lots of fun, with good friends and good food. Don’t let your fun be spoiled by foodborne illness.
Food Safety For Tailgate Parties and Picnics (Spanish Version) – Cuando llega el clima de otoño y la temporada de fútbol, las fiestas celebradas en los estacionamientos antes de los partidos de fútbol y los picnics se convierten en actividades populares. Estas fiestas y picnics son muy divertidas y se celebran con buenos amigos y buenas comidas. No permita que su diversión sea estropeada por enfermedades causadas por los alimentos.
Grilling Outdoors Safely – Outdoor grilling is popular among people who enjoy eating good food with family and friends. However, cooking out requires an extra measure of care to prevent foodborne illness. Careful grilling can also prevent excessive smoke and charring that may be unhealthy.
Grilling Outdoors Safely (Spanish Version) – El asar alimentos en la parrilla al aire libre es una actividad popular entre la gente que goza de la buena comida con familiares y amigos. Sin embargo, el cocinar al aire libre requiere que se tomen medidas para prevenir las enfermedades causadas por los alimentos contaminados. El asar a la parrilla debidamente puede también prevenir el humo y la carbonización excesiva que pueden no ser saludables.
Packing a Safe School Lunch – The lunches many children take to school may be the cause of stomach cramps, diarrhea, or even vomiting. Illness might be blamed on a flu bug
Packing a Safe School Lunch (Spanish Version) – La comida que los niños llevan a la escuela puede causar dolor de estómago, diarrea y hasta vómito. Puede que se le culpe a la gripe por su enfermedad cuando es posible que fue causada por bacterias que causan enfermedad alimenticia.
Preparing for the Unexpected – Since September 11, 2001, much has changed in our world, nation, state and community. We have become much more aware of the devastation that can be caused by unexpected disasters—whether they are caused by nature, by accident or by terrorist attacks.
Preparing for the Unexpected (Spanish Version) – Desde el 11 de septiembre de 2001, mucho ha cambiado en nuestro mundo, nación, estado y comunidad. Estamos mucho más conscientes de la devastación que pueden causar los desastres inesperados -sean causados por la naturaleza, por accidentes o por ataques terroristas.
Prevent Foodborne Illness – A Consumers Guide – Smart food safety choices from market to table can help prevent risk of foodborne illness. Choose to purchase, store, prepare and serve foods following the FightBAC four simple steps of safe food handling.
Prevent Foodborne Illness – A Consumers Guide (Spanish Version) – El manejar alimentos debidamente en el mercado y en la mesa puede reducir el riesgo de enfermedades causadas por alimentos echados a perder. Es importante comprar, guardar, y servir alimentos según estas reglas básicas de seguridad en el manejo de alimentos.
Safer Food with Irradiation – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that each year there are 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths due to foodborne illness. Even when meat, poultry and eggs are processed safely, they can contain harmful bacteria. Irradiation destroys 99.9 percent or more of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and other harmful bacteria that may be in raw food.
Safer Food with Irradiation (Spanish Version) – Los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades han estimado que cada año hay 76 millones de enfermedades, 325.000 hospitalizaciones y 5.000 muertes causadas por las enfermedades producidas por alimentos. Aun cuando la carne, las aves y los huevos son procesados de manera segura, pueden contener bacterias dañinas. La irradiación destruye el 99,9 por ciento o más de la E. coli O157:H7, la Salmonela, la Campylobacteria, la Listeria y otras bacterias dañinas que pueden estar en los alimentos crudos.
Ten Tips for Consumer Food Safety – By following a few simple measures, you can help protect yourself and your family from foodborne illness caused by harmful bacteria.
Ten Tips for Consumer Food Safety (Spanish Version) – Al seguir unas cuantas reglas simples, usted puede ayudar a protegerse a sí mismo y a su familia de enfermedad alimenticia causada por bacteras dañinas.
Food Safety Handouts: Source
These food safety handouts were graciously provided by the team at Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Extension Services. We thank them for sharing these resources with us.